The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Release: 1973-10-17
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Horse Film
Les Films Pomereu
SNC
Cast
Louis de Funès
as Victor Pivert
Malek Kateb
as Aziz, Farès henchman
Paul Bisciglia
as Pump attendant
Abderrahmane El Kebir
as Farès henchman
Robert Le Béal
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Janet Brandt
as Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother
Popeck
as Moishe Schmoll
Jacques François
as General
Georges Adet
as Old Levi
Michel Duplaix
as Policeman in Orly
Micheline Kahn
as Hannah
Guy Bonnafoux
as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Robert Favart
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Olivier Lejeune
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
as Rabbi Jacob
Claude Giraud
as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Renzo Montagnani
as Farès
Henri Guybet
as Salomon, Pivert's driver
Yves Peneau
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Police biker
Gérard Darmon
as Farès henchman
Denise Péronne
as General, mother of Alexander
Jérôme Deschamps
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Alix Mahieux
as Patient at the dentist
Frédéric Norbert
as Flower delivery man (uncredited)
Suzy Delair
as Germaine Pivert
Vincent Ropion
as Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)
Roger Riffard
as Assistant to Andréani
Jacques Pisias
as Policeman in Orly (uncredited)
Annick Roux
as Ground hostess (uncredited)
Xavier Gélin
as Alexandre, general's son
Michel Fortin
as Biker policeman
Dominique Zardi
as Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"
Charles Bayard
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Paul Mercey
as Vindictive motorist (uncredited)
Raymonde Vattier
as Marquise (uncredited)
Michel Robin
as Priest of the Invalides
Zvee Scooler
as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Denise Provence
as Esther
Philippe Brigaud
as Deputy Minister
André Penvern
as Assistant to Andréani
Pierre Koulak
as Omar, Farès henchman
Marcel Gassouk
as Butcher (uncredited)
Clément Michu
as Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)
André Falcon
as Minister
Claude Piéplu
as Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Christine Boisson
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Francis Lemaire
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Pierre Vaudier
as Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
Miou-Miou
as Antoinette Pivert
